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performance over the last four years, but among them president obama has a big lead and what it says is right now romney is only drawing voters who have a negatives vert ikt on obama's first four years. he's not winning enough of the people who have a mixed -- you have a sliver of voters who are not 100% satisfied with obama but right now clearly see him as a better bet than the next four than mitt romney and that is the challenge for him in the debate. >> we're still 40 days until the election but early voting is under way. what's the likely impact of this early voting even before the first debate? >> two things. first, it's a test of all of that money that president obama's campaign has sunk into organization. they have made unprecedented investments in trying to have this kind of reach out and touch people capacity. and early voting, particularly for democrats. as i mentioned. young people and minorities who are more irregular voters, having this extra time is important to be able to move them out. the other thing of course is if the race changes in october and you bank votes in s
performance over the last four years, but among them president obama has a big lead and what it says is right now romney is only drawing voters who have a negatives vert ikt on obama's first four years. he's not winning enough of the people who have a mixed -- you have a sliver of voters who are not 100% satisfied with obama but right now clearly see him as a better bet than the next four than mitt romney and that is the challenge for him in the debate. >> we're still 40 days until the...
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>> an obama win in republican-leaning virginia could deal romney a crushing blow. the president won here four years ago becoming the first democrat to do so since lyndon johnson. but in the state the military vote is not the only game in town. football fans are everywhere. so it's no surprise a reporter asked romney about the deal to end the dispute between the nfl and its referees. a question romney appeared to fumble. >> what do you think about the nfl refs? >> i sure hope they do. >> well, the refs will be back and they'll be back tonight playing in baltimore. but romney continues his push on national securityish shies at an event at a military college in pennsylvania tomorrow. that is a state where he is trailing the president according to recent polls. but it's one the campaign thinks it could put into play, wolf. >> why do they think that? the polls have been very lopsided in pennsylvania not just recently but for weeks and weeks. >> they've looked at that state for some time. they think it's something they could put in play. obviously they know it would be a
>> an obama win in republican-leaning virginia could deal romney a crushing blow. the president won here four years ago becoming the first democrat to do so since lyndon johnson. but in the state the military vote is not the only game in town. football fans are everywhere. so it's no surprise a reporter asked romney about the deal to end the dispute between the nfl and its referees. a question romney appeared to fumble. >> what do you think about the nfl refs? >> i sure hope...
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in the year following president obama's inauguration, the economy lost 4.3 million jobs but adding in the revised numbers, 4.4 million jobs have been created since 2010. that makes the president a net job creator and now 125,000 more jobs created than before he took office. but you know, we got to temper it a bit with perspective. we are three years after the recession. we have still only recovered about half of the jobs lost since 2008 and hiring clearly isn't strong enough to keep up with population growth. not to mention that the kinds of jobs being created are not necessarily higher income jobs brooke? >> here's the other but, though, alison kosik. i can hear people scratching their heads and saying, fishy? this is suspicious. recalculating the numbers with 40 days to go. is there anything suspect here? >> that's a good question because everybody wants the know that. the timing is suspect. but from what we can tell there's no conspiracy here. this is really how the bureau of labor statistics operates. it goes ahead and revised the figures very frequently as it gets more and more i
in the year following president obama's inauguration, the economy lost 4.3 million jobs but adding in the revised numbers, 4.4 million jobs have been created since 2010. that makes the president a net job creator and now 125,000 more jobs created than before he took office. but you know, we got to temper it a bit with perspective. we are three years after the recession. we have still only recovered about half of the jobs lost since 2008 and hiring clearly isn't strong enough to keep up with...
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here's what president obama's new york scrapbook looked like last year. he met with britain's prime minister, david cameron, had a sit-down with french president sarkozy, mr. obama also spoke one-on-one with israeli prime minister netanyahu. he met with all those world leaders, all these world leaders as well. 13 in all. similarly, there was plenty of meetings the year before and the year before that. in fact, keeping them honest, we checked and discovered that no president in recent memory has ever come up for the general assembly and not met with anyone. yesterday, white house spokesman jay carney said mr. obama has had over the last few weeks, quote, extensive consultations, unquote, with leaders especially in the arab world. >> the president obviously got a busy schedule. he has a busy schedule all the time. you know, it is a fact that he has in recent weeks been intensively engaged in matters of foreign affairs, and that's part of being president. >> republicans have latched on to this scheduling comment saying mr. obama has had time to tape an inter
here's what president obama's new york scrapbook looked like last year. he met with britain's prime minister, david cameron, had a sit-down with french president sarkozy, mr. obama also spoke one-on-one with israeli prime minister netanyahu. he met with all those world leaders, all these world leaders as well. 13 in all. similarly, there was plenty of meetings the year before and the year before that. in fact, keeping them honest, we checked and discovered that no president in recent memory has...
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look how weak growth has been in this election year in the obama presidency? well below even what it was in 2004 for george w. bush and the second quarter drops more. very anemic growth. we don't know the third quarter numbers. we'll get those before the election. president obama we know he's trying to do something no one's done with fdr, win with the unemployment rate above 7.2%. look at gdp numbers to win, it would be a bit of history. >> certainly would be. john, thanks very much. we're going to have much more coverage, full coverage of tonight's debate president obama and governor romney face-to-face as american voters weigh their choice. the first presidential debate takes place tonight. you can watch it live. our coverage begins 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn and on cnn.com. >>> a fiery speech by then-senator barack obama sets off some media fireworks five years later. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insur
look how weak growth has been in this election year in the obama presidency? well below even what it was in 2004 for george w. bush and the second quarter drops more. very anemic growth. we don't know the third quarter numbers. we'll get those before the election. president obama we know he's trying to do something no one's done with fdr, win with the unemployment rate above 7.2%. look at gdp numbers to win, it would be a bit of history. >> certainly would be. john, thanks very much....
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of course, most of the last four years under the obama administration. so, before we chat, mr. stein, i do need to play this follow-up clip, the vice president, you know, coming back and explaining his comment. this was later in asheville. >> the middle class was buried by the policies of romney and that ryan supported. as bill clinton, all they're suggesting now when asked about this and he's the best, he made the comment, he said, what they're proposing is bush economic policies on steroids. that's what this is. >> on the flip side, ben, you have the mitt romney secretly taped comments, the 47%, what does he do? what does he need to do to overcome this perception, he's this rich guy out to help the rich? >> first of all, we had lots of very rich presidents who have been helpful. fdr was one of the richest men in the country. his family ate off gold plates. john f. kennedy was one of the very richest people in america. he was a very fine president. the fact that lbj was fantastically rich, a fine president. the fact that they're rich doesn't mean they're bad presidents. not in
of course, most of the last four years under the obama administration. so, before we chat, mr. stein, i do need to play this follow-up clip, the vice president, you know, coming back and explaining his comment. this was later in asheville. >> the middle class was buried by the policies of romney and that ryan supported. as bill clinton, all they're suggesting now when asked about this and he's the best, he made the comment, he said, what they're proposing is bush economic policies on...
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median income down over the last four years, but only about 2,500 since president obama took office and prices for all those items are up, though, food and electricity barely, so the verdict is true, but misleading. mitt romney inflated the number he used by adding in a year from the bush administration. a lot of nuance we hope to lay out. >> during the 90-minute debate, you will be working with a great team. let's go back to the debate hall with candy crowley. >> we're hearing from various officials, a university official and then the first ladies will introduced. they are now in the hall. i want to go to senator kelly ann. called into duty. on a scale of one to ten, with ten now orrer in mi never mitt how important is this for the challengers. >> it's obviously an important night. but this doesn't make the whole election, a couple of debates, are you moderating one of them. this is a six or seven. it's important, but, you know, the american people will judge this presidency based on the record of where we are right now with the president's added $5.5 trillion to the debt. and those ar
median income down over the last four years, but only about 2,500 since president obama took office and prices for all those items are up, though, food and electricity barely, so the verdict is true, but misleading. mitt romney inflated the number he used by adding in a year from the bush administration. a lot of nuance we hope to lay out. >> during the 90-minute debate, you will be working with a great team. let's go back to the debate hall with candy crowley. >> we're hearing from...
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. >>> our third story, president obama is now a net job creator. that's according to new data from the labor department. about 4.3 million jobs were lost in the president's first years, but revised figures show about 4.4 million jobs have been recovered since then, including 125,000 jobs since early 2010. >>> in money news, bank of america will pay more than $2.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over its acquisition of merrill lynch. investors sued in 2009 claiming the bank misled them over the financial health of both companies prior to the merger. it said it agreed to settle the dispute to avoid an expensive legal battle. >>> and just five days before his execution, a pennsylvania man has been taken off death row, at least for now. a philadelphia judge ruled on friday that convicted killer terrance williams will get a new sentencing phase of his trial after it was revealed that authorities suppressed at the hands of his victim. >>> well, there were all sorts of expectations that mahmoud ahmadinejad would go after the bang at the u.n. this
. >>> our third story, president obama is now a net job creator. that's according to new data from the labor department. about 4.3 million jobs were lost in the president's first years, but revised figures show about 4.4 million jobs have been recovered since then, including 125,000 jobs since early 2010. >>> in money news, bank of america will pay more than $2.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over its acquisition of merrill lynch. investors sued in 2009 claiming the...
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right now president obama seems safely ahead in all of the polling. pennsylvania is actually the kind of state that mitt romney's promise a year ago he was going to be able to put into play the same way john mccain's promise was supposedly that. the reason why pennsylvania has become so solid democratic they've won in each of the past five elections is largely because the suburbs outside philadelphia, white collar, affluent, right of center economically, left of center social issues have moved decisively towards the democrats. originally mitt romney was seen as a candidate who could appeal to those voters. but he's not making many inroads there. as a result pennsylvania seems out of reach in any realistic scenario. >> he was doing some fund raising there. that may be the major reason while he's there although the aides are being a bit coy pretending they think it's realistic to get the democrats that are spending so much there. wouldn't be the first time. >> we'll see if they put any television money or time in that. >> let's see if they put up there
right now president obama seems safely ahead in all of the polling. pennsylvania is actually the kind of state that mitt romney's promise a year ago he was going to be able to put into play the same way john mccain's promise was supposedly that. the reason why pennsylvania has become so solid democratic they've won in each of the past five elections is largely because the suburbs outside philadelphia, white collar, affluent, right of center economically, left of center social issues have moved...
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won four years ago here. if he can't do that, it's going to be very tough. these are states that romney has to flip back to the republican column if he wants to be elected president. >> jim, one of the things i noticed, too, that's different here, virginia's unemployment rate is much lower than the national average. you're talking about a national average of over more than 8%, virginia hovering in the 5% range or so. is his message of creating more jobs. is that really going to resonate in virginia? >> reporter: that is why i think, suzanne, we heard him talking about defense jobs. as he was putting it here a few moments ago, if the sequestration cuts happen -- you hear it here in the local media. while the economy is doing quite well, better than the national average. we heard the governor of this state, bob mcdonnell, tout this state's economy even at the republican convention, there are worries about defense cuts and what that would mean to the local economy. that's why i think you heard mitt romney tailor
won four years ago here. if he can't do that, it's going to be very tough. these are states that romney has to flip back to the republican column if he wants to be elected president. >> jim, one of the things i noticed, too, that's different here, virginia's unemployment rate is much lower than the national average. you're talking about a national average of over more than 8%, virginia hovering in the 5% range or so. is his message of creating more jobs. is that really going to resonate...
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right now if president obama gets four more years, he predicted the national debt would skyrocket to $20 trillion. he is putting that message out there. i had a chance to talk to mitt romney about some of this yesterday and suzanne, he did not seem concerned about this. he came to talk to us on his campaign plane yesterday saying that the obama campaign is basically trying to strike the football on the 30 yard line, there's still plenty of time left, and there is some truth to that. rick santorum and some of the midwestern states for a brief period, and then he was able to close the gap. mitt romney is a good closer. it will be interesting to watch these polls as the days going g on as we get to the debates that are coming up. they'll be critical. >> i'll have to beef up on my sports analogies as well. thank you, jim. good to see you. >>> a reminder we'll be dipping to both president obama and mitt romney's events here in ohio. the president is in bowling green. mitt romney is in bedford heights. we'll go live to both locations. to new york, it is the one time of the year when nearly
right now if president obama gets four more years, he predicted the national debt would skyrocket to $20 trillion. he is putting that message out there. i had a chance to talk to mitt romney about some of this yesterday and suzanne, he did not seem concerned about this. he came to talk to us on his campaign plane yesterday saying that the obama campaign is basically trying to strike the football on the 30 yard line, there's still plenty of time left, and there is some truth to that. rick...
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probably our greatest ally over the last 30 or 40 years. i don't care if you like netanyahu or you don't. i don't care if you're a president who can talk to people or can't, as bob woodward points out in the book about obama he has trouble doing. i would sit down with netanyahu, have an eye-to-eye conversation, make a critical decision and let him know the red line. i would let him know the red line if there is a red line. i'm not sure there is. >> you don't think the president has to make a public statement about a red line, putting you at odds with mitt romney? >> make a statement to netanyahu. he and netanyahu have to agree on what the red line is. shake hands on it. let me finish. >> do they have to agree? the main thing here is that the united states and israel disagree over what that red line is. president obama told netanyahu pretty clearly what the red line is. >> no, he -- that's not a red line. that's a -- that's a concept that when they have a weapon. here. here's one of the great fears of iran having nuclear materiel. if iran th
probably our greatest ally over the last 30 or 40 years. i don't care if you like netanyahu or you don't. i don't care if you're a president who can talk to people or can't, as bob woodward points out in the book about obama he has trouble doing. i would sit down with netanyahu, have an eye-to-eye conversation, make a critical decision and let him know the red line. i would let him know the red line if there is a red line. i'm not sure there is. >> you don't think the president has to...
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he is up 125,000 jobs over the four-year period. technically the talking point that the republicans used that he is the obama job market, the obama economy, net fewer jobs today than when obama took office, now no longer true. >> that talking point is gone. however, doesn't mean there is a great talking point for the administration. >> can the democrats fight this one? it is not a great one. >> they're not spiking the football because they have no reason and there is another number, the labor participation rate. many people will say the most important number is 1981, the last time you had so few americans actually in the labor market, such a small share of americans in the labor market. people have become disgruntled, lost their way, been shut out of the labor market, and so that is a troubling sign. you want more people involved in the american labor market, the most dynamic in the world. >> they may not be able to spike the football but say look what we got handed and at least we have come out of that. >> i think they can't be goi
he is up 125,000 jobs over the four-year period. technically the talking point that the republicans used that he is the obama job market, the obama economy, net fewer jobs today than when obama took office, now no longer true. >> that talking point is gone. however, doesn't mean there is a great talking point for the administration. >> can the democrats fight this one? it is not a great one. >> they're not spiking the football because they have no reason and there is another...
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last year president obama held 13 bilateral meetings. this year, zero. can we expect anything from the president's speech to turn around that criticism? >> reporter: well, he's not going to address anything regarding his meetings in the speech, but he will take on, carol, head on the issue of ambassador stevens' death in libya, and that is one of the topics that the romney campaign in particular has gone after him over accusing the obama team of minimizing the death in part for his interview over the weekend. the president will say in the speech that this is an attack on u.s. and u.n. values. he will also say that, i'm quoting here, we must reaffirm that our future will be determined by people like chris stevens and not by his killers, that this violence and intolerance has no place among our united nations, and he names the video. he says there are no words that excuse the killing of innocents. there is no video that justifies an attack on an embassy. now, in the context of politics, you understand here that he's saying this is clearly more than a bump
last year president obama held 13 bilateral meetings. this year, zero. can we expect anything from the president's speech to turn around that criticism? >> reporter: well, he's not going to address anything regarding his meetings in the speech, but he will take on, carol, head on the issue of ambassador stevens' death in libya, and that is one of the topics that the romney campaign in particular has gone after him over accusing the obama team of minimizing the death in part for his...
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i believe the number is under the obama years. think about that. american families are having a hard time. incomes are down. at the same time, the cost of food is up. the cost of electricity is up. the cost of health care is way up. the cost of gasoline is doubled. the american family, middle income families, are having a hard time. look, i know the president cares about america and the people of this country. he just doesn't know how to help them. i do. i'll get this country going again. [ cheers and applause ] >> now, i have confidence in our future. i recognize that america's going to come roaring back. if we re-elect president obama there's no question in my mind we'll face four more difficult years. if instead if -- no, instead when i become president -- [ cheers ] >> -- we're going to get this economy growing again. we're going to do the things that ignite this economy. those five things i describe will get america's economy going again, will help people find jobs that need those jobs. we'll get take-home pay to come up again. this is not a m
i believe the number is under the obama years. think about that. american families are having a hard time. incomes are down. at the same time, the cost of food is up. the cost of electricity is up. the cost of health care is way up. the cost of gasoline is doubled. the american family, middle income families, are having a hard time. look, i know the president cares about america and the people of this country. he just doesn't know how to help them. i do. i'll get this country going again. [...
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. >> we have just passed the year, couple of years after that, jim boulden, thank you so much. don't want to go back there at all. jim boulden in london. >>> illegal immigration a hot topic dividing mitt romney and barack obama and the election. what should america do with millions of undocumented immigrants living, studying, working here? we'll look at the candidates' competing plans next. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! there's a health company that can help you stay that way. what's healthier than that? >>> you might hear a lot of spin on the campaign trail when it comes to immigration and undocumented workers. and so cnn is helping you figure out where president obama and mitt romney really stand. and how they plan to tackle immigration challenges. casey wian looked atd illegal immigration both with the eyes of a sheriff on one side and a student on the other. >> reporter:
. >> we have just passed the year, couple of years after that, jim boulden, thank you so much. don't want to go back there at all. jim boulden in london. >>> illegal immigration a hot topic dividing mitt romney and barack obama and the election. what should america do with millions of undocumented immigrants living, studying, working here? we'll look at the candidates' competing plans next. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ]...
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president obama echoed that sentiment but ban ki-moon said to also tone it down this year. >> the rhetoric is very high and you may want to give a statesman-like speech. >> president obama gave a siring defense speech. tell us about that. t >> the anti-american protests were raging across the middle east as a result. so what president obama did was, listen, the united states definitely approve of the video. but when we are talking about dma acy in the region, this is a part of that. >> the strongest weapon against hateful speech is not repression. it is more speech. the voices of tolerance that rally against bigotry and bl blasphemy. >> some of the leaders say we need to have some international law banning blasphemy and the anti-religious rhetoric. not just in their own countries where it exists but around the world. listen to the president, hamid karzai, talking about this subject. >> such acts cannot be called freedom of speech or explex. equally, they cannot give reason for the protests to be used inside the terrible losses of lives. >> what president obama did then was said, listen, if
president obama echoed that sentiment but ban ki-moon said to also tone it down this year. >> the rhetoric is very high and you may want to give a statesman-like speech. >> president obama gave a siring defense speech. tell us about that. t >> the anti-american protests were raging across the middle east as a result. so what president obama did was, listen, the united states definitely approve of the video. but when we are talking about dma acy in the region, this is a part of...
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and years. they go to court thursday for a bond hearing as we say, we can do better. >>> coming up next, talking to first woman ever to moderate a presidential debate. her thoughts on president obama and mitt romney's big showdown tomorrow night, denver, colorado, carole simpson, such a pleasure, such an honor. she'll join me live next. >>> well, we went deep into the vault for this one here at cnn. the date was october 15th, 1992, presidential debate nearly 20 years ago, to the day. remember this? >> the candidates are the republican nominee president george bush, the independent russ perot, and governor bill clinton, the democratic nominee. my name is carole simpson. and i will be the moderator for tonight's 90-minutedebate. >> 90-minute debate, she says. that is carole simpson then. and here is carole simpson today. once again, the lady in red. carole simpson, amazing seeing you here, 20 years later, welcome. you know, all kinds of history made that night. you and i were talking on the commer
and years. they go to court thursday for a bond hearing as we say, we can do better. >>> coming up next, talking to first woman ever to moderate a presidential debate. her thoughts on president obama and mitt romney's big showdown tomorrow night, denver, colorado, carole simpson, such a pleasure, such an honor. she'll join me live next. >>> well, we went deep into the vault for this one here at cnn. the date was october 15th, 1992, presidential debate nearly 20 years ago, to...
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i've moderated, by the way, four debates involving then senator obama, that was four years ago, four debates with mitt romney, three of them just in this cycle. i can tell you, their styles are different. >> their styles are different. we have a couple of clips to kind of illustrate this, and i want to work through this, so please humor me. first, let's hear from mitt romney. this was at january of this year at the cnn republican debate in jacksonville. >> you make a serious accusation against governor romney like that, you need to explain that. [ audience booi ining ] >> you want to try again? >> wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else that they weren't willing to defend here? >> all right. >> speaker, you've indicated that somehow i don't earn that money. i have earned the money that i have. i didn't inherit it. i take risk. i make investment. those investments lead to jobs being created in america. i'm proud of being successful. i'm proud of being in the free enterprise system that creates jobs for other people. i'm not going to run from that. i'm prou
i've moderated, by the way, four debates involving then senator obama, that was four years ago, four debates with mitt romney, three of them just in this cycle. i can tell you, their styles are different. >> their styles are different. we have a couple of clips to kind of illustrate this, and i want to work through this, so please humor me. first, let's hear from mitt romney. this was at january of this year at the cnn republican debate in jacksonville. >> you make a serious...
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the national debt has gone in the nearly four years of the obama administration from more than $10 trillion to now more than $16 trillion, an increase of $6 trillion. >> well, first of all, wolf, let me just say this. the two wars have cost us an enormous amount of money and the loss of our brave servicemen and women as well. so that added to the national deficit. and one other thing that we should talk about in terms of the national deficit, part of it is that we're not bringing in as much revenue as we should be bringing in to pay for all the things, the services and programs that the american people continue to desire. there's no question under this president that we've seen, you know, the most significant budget cuts also in the history of country. discretionary spending is at its lowest in 60 years. taxes are also at their lowest. but the one thing that the democrats have not done, we haven't walked away from the table. we haven't pointed fingers and said it's their fault. we're all in this together. it's time republicans roll up their sleeves and come to the table so we can fix this p
the national debt has gone in the nearly four years of the obama administration from more than $10 trillion to now more than $16 trillion, an increase of $6 trillion. >> well, first of all, wolf, let me just say this. the two wars have cost us an enormous amount of money and the loss of our brave servicemen and women as well. so that added to the national deficit. and one other thing that we should talk about in terms of the national deficit, part of it is that we're not bringing in as...
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we have it at 49% for obama. 49% for romney. so it's a pretty close call -- close contest in virginia. 13 electoral votes at stake there. of course, the president won virginia four years ago. the first democrat to do that since 1964. how about new hampshire? mern research group out. take a look at this. 50% for the president. 45% for mitt romney. this is among likely voters. let's move on to north carolina last night. nbc maris and wall street journal coming out with a poll. it was traditionally republican, but the president won four years ago. very close contest there. 48% for the president. 46% for mitt romney. finally, go to nevada. a new poll out there yesterday. we average out into our cnm poll of polls. three polls out in nevada over the last two weeks. again, a very close contest. 49% for the president. 46% for mitt romney of likely voters. we always say this. polls are a snap shot of how people feel right now. we have 39 days until the election. the needle could definitely move. >> absolutely. talk about the debates comi
we have it at 49% for obama. 49% for romney. so it's a pretty close call -- close contest in virginia. 13 electoral votes at stake there. of course, the president won virginia four years ago. the first democrat to do that since 1964. how about new hampshire? mern research group out. take a look at this. 50% for the president. 45% for mitt romney. this is among likely voters. let's move on to north carolina last night. nbc maris and wall street journal coming out with a poll. it was...
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i think it affected his relationship with barack obama for the first few years of his presidency, but i think now that they've sorted things out between themselves and i think he said, look, he loves being center stage. the clinton global initiative is huge. it's attended by almost as many world leaders as the u.n. general assembly. you have a guy who really isn't president but for all intents and purposes is a very influential world leader. somebody said to me, who needs who more? does barack obama need bill clinton more or does bill clinton need barack obama more? i think they need each other. bill clinton, the inflew enser. i think for barack obama there's no more effective, articulate defender of his right to be re-elected right now than bill clinton. >> okay. >> so along the same lines is a new poll, quinnipiac, "new york times" poll that shows mr. obama is up by 10 points in the state of ohio over mitt romney. is that for the efforts of obama's great campaigning or does it have more to do with bill clinton and that widely admired speech he gave at the dnc? >> i think it's a lot
i think it affected his relationship with barack obama for the first few years of his presidency, but i think now that they've sorted things out between themselves and i think he said, look, he loves being center stage. the clinton global initiative is huge. it's attended by almost as many world leaders as the u.n. general assembly. you have a guy who really isn't president but for all intents and purposes is a very influential world leader. somebody said to me, who needs who more? does barack...
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i really haven't heard much about it from obama today and from romney really. i can't thi of i as all. >> ihinkhi iki a t. i think we're going to be hearing a lot more from not only the president but key areas of the administration, and looking at this issue is one of the core human rights issues that this country is facing. i think one of the miscceptions we've had to date is it hpevehen other countries around the world. but the fact is the majority of the girls we serve and those are american citizens right here born and raised and this message from the president called that out and calling for a collaborative effort fro coalition effos as well administration. >> andrea, can you tell me about some of the ways girls are being pulled into slave lakery? >> absolutely. there's this misconception that girls are kidnapped off the streets or girls make bad choices but the key thing to keep in mind wheou thinking about trafficking, it's vulnerability. some of the most vulnerable are girls who are runaways, girls in the foster care system, living in extreme povg earth
i really haven't heard much about it from obama today and from romney really. i can't thi of i as all. >> ihinkhi iki a t. i think we're going to be hearing a lot more from not only the president but key areas of the administration, and looking at this issue is one of the core human rights issues that this country is facing. i think one of the miscceptions we've had to date is it hpevehen other countries around the world. but the fact is the majority of the girls we serve and those are...
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is the obama foreign policy defendable four years later? >> for sure it's defendable. it's not to say it's flawless. but he can point to obviously the killing of osama bin laden. he can point to, among other things, the attempt to improve relations with china and russia. obviously he's got the uwe united states out of iraq. the united states after going up has now come down to some extent in afghanistan. he mdleast,ven though it's turbulent, is more open than it was. so i think the president in general can point to some areas where he moved forward and some areas obviously his critics will say where he movedded back. all in all it's a defense i believe and defendable record. >> ifill: i want to walk through some of that piece by piece. referencing the president's speech today, he turned over a big chunk of it to talking about the difference between railing against or speaking out against violence... violent extremism versus protecting free speech. why was so much devoted to that topic? >> gwen, i thought it was an interesting speech. very reflective speech. i think pro
is the obama foreign policy defendable four years later? >> for sure it's defendable. it's not to say it's flawless. but he can point to obviously the killing of osama bin laden. he can point to, among other things, the attempt to improve relations with china and russia. obviously he's got the uwe united states out of iraq. the united states after going up has now come down to some extent in afghanistan. he mdleast,ven though it's turbulent, is more open than it was. so i think the...
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in part because of the policies of president obama over the last several years in the region >> jon: that's foreign policy advisor to mitt romney and mr. ryan dan senor, decrying the middle east messiness. why don't you rebut him, chief spokesman for the coalition provisional authority in iraq, a more junior dan senor >> democracy we often said when we were there that democracy is messy. if you want clean and tidy there's dictatorship but right now these iraqis political leaders are immersed in their first sort of democratic experiment >> jon: i get you, man. it was the early to mid, man. everybody was experimenting with democracy then. what's up? you know what [bleep] i'm out of here. just go at it, you two. >> just a reminder of the chaos that a lot of the policies of this administration have sowed. chaos in the arab spring. chaos for allies in israel. there are certainly areas that are problematic. we are having some tough days. we'll have tough days ahead. what we've seen in the last three days is a product of policies that have been building over the last three years. if we are
in part because of the policies of president obama over the last several years in the region >> jon: that's foreign policy advisor to mitt romney and mr. ryan dan senor, decrying the middle east messiness. why don't you rebut him, chief spokesman for the coalition provisional authority in iraq, a more junior dan senor >> democracy we often said when we were there that democracy is messy. if you want clean and tidy there's dictatorship but right now these iraqis political leaders are...
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the 2012 motor trend car of the year. that's the power of german engineering. >> greta: president obama says he will not stand for religious insults, and today at the u.n. he slammed an anti-muhammad youtube video that's caused riots around the world, calling it crude and disgusting. >> i've made it clear that the united states had nothing to do with this video, and its message must beejected by all who respect our common inhumanity. it's an insult to not only muslims, but america as well. >> greta: so if president obama is against all religious insults why isn't he saying something about iranian president ahmadinejad about speaking tomorrow at the u.n. on the jewish holiday of yom kippur? ahmadinejad brags he wants to wipe israel off the map. shouldn't president obama see this as an insult, or is it different? go to gretawire.com. >> greta: senator harry reid is back at it, taking shots at candidate mitt romney. first it was the tax returns. this time it is governor romney's religion. senator reid says romney is not the
the 2012 motor trend car of the year. that's the power of german engineering. >> greta: president obama says he will not stand for religious insults, and today at the u.n. he slammed an anti-muhammad youtube video that's caused riots around the world, calling it crude and disgusting. >> i've made it clear that the united states had nothing to do with this video, and its message must beejected by all who respect our common inhumanity. it's an insult to not only muslims, but america...
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candidate obama right now for the next four years, about lowering the deficit. every now and then, there has been no wish to do it, no move to do it come until somebody gets undone,. neil: here's another question talking about economist. what if it's worse than they think it is. what we are headed into another recession. as gary pointed out, they are very at the least warning of a slowdown. not exactly robust demand here. but what if it is bigger than those who have been noting things slowing. what for the second straight quarter, earnings slow in general. are we there? what evening? >> i do not think we are there at this moment. i think the possibility exists. the averages are in our favor in the united states is doing better than what i thought it was going to be doing. >> are we benefiting because -- as awful as we are, when you look abroad when you look at the stronger countries and how they are unaveling, france comes to mind, brinton is in no great shape. i think we have a political environment that has a lack. >> i blame the president for that. i think th
candidate obama right now for the next four years, about lowering the deficit. every now and then, there has been no wish to do it, no move to do it come until somebody gets undone,. neil: here's another question talking about economist. what if it's worse than they think it is. what we are headed into another recession. as gary pointed out, they are very at the least warning of a slowdown. not exactly robust demand here. but what if it is bigger than those who have been noting things slowing....
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obama takes no interest in this. rick, when was the last time you even heard president obama talk about growth? >> let me actually switch -- let me switch to mark now. mark, what do you think of the obama tax plan? >> well, look, i don't know if obama has really a tax plan, but i don't think the problem is taxes here. i think the problem is people don't have an income. the reason they don't have an income, they don't have jobs. we have a demand problem in the economy, not a tax problem. cutting taxes, if you have no income, does not make any difference. we need to stimulate demand. how can we stimulate demand? we can do it in a variety of ways, but cutting taxes is not going to get us where we want to go. >> victoria, the message of mitt romney, and a lot of people, is if you overhaul this complex tax code and get the incentives back in, that will help small businesses, particularly go out, build their businesses, and hire more people. >> i think that's absolutely true. business owners, small and large, are holding b
obama takes no interest in this. rick, when was the last time you even heard president obama talk about growth? >> let me actually switch -- let me switch to mark now. mark, what do you think of the obama tax plan? >> well, look, i don't know if obama has really a tax plan, but i don't think the problem is taxes here. i think the problem is people don't have an income. the reason they don't have an income, they don't have jobs. we have a demand problem in the economy, not a tax...
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>> yes, it is i, mustafa, grand viz year of the turkic hoard. welcome to obama's ottoman america! you'll be forced to play the ood eat carob and learn algebra. >> you monsters! >> now, steven, might i interest you in some turkish delight? (laughter) >> stephen: no! no! no thank you. >> oh, it's a tender candy scented with rose water. >> stephen: rose water? oh, that does sound delightful! i shall try one! oh! (laughter) oh, it is scrumptious. >> ha ha ha! now you're mine! come join my harem. >> stephen: no, no! you've got to fight ottoman delicacy with an anti-ottoman delicacy. a croissant. yes, the croissant, created in 1683 to celebrate the victory over the ottomans at the battle of vienna. its crescent shape marks the moon upon your plant. >> no, not the light and flaky pastry of my people's darkest hour! >> stephen: b gone, turk! >> no! (cheers and applause) >> stephen: oh-- thank you. thank you, congressman louie gohmert for warning us against the ottoman menace. but remember, sir, you're from texas. obama's probably also reviving the empire of montezuma and his as tech warri
>> yes, it is i, mustafa, grand viz year of the turkic hoard. welcome to obama's ottoman america! you'll be forced to play the ood eat carob and learn algebra. >> you monsters! >> now, steven, might i interest you in some turkish delight? (laughter) >> stephen: no! no! no thank you. >> oh, it's a tender candy scented with rose water. >> stephen: rose water? oh, that does sound delightful! i shall try one! oh! (laughter) oh, it is scrumptious. >> ha ha...
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i saw you standing out with the people watching president obama give his presidential acceptance speech. and you were crying. >> there was a lot going on, you know. we were in that same grant park, across the street from where we are, 40 years before then, '68, facing tear gas. so that nigh it was -- it was both the moment and the memory. the moment was we had won something real big that night. and that was a joy of victory. i mean, given -- my father couldn't vote. fought in world war ii. my parents couldn't vote. to watch all the stuff we had been through, the '60s, changing the rule, all that stuff led to a victory. >> if you had to give one piece of advice to president obama, what would it be? >> stay true to your convictions. at the end of the day, that's what you can sleep with. i think he wrestles with that. >> one of the things i'm hearing in your words is responsibility. you know, people often accuse civil rights leaders, particularly you, of only criticizinging the system, only blaming the white man, only blaming the government. >> what's curious abthat is we are assuming resp
i saw you standing out with the people watching president obama give his presidential acceptance speech. and you were crying. >> there was a lot going on, you know. we were in that same grant park, across the street from where we are, 40 years before then, '68, facing tear gas. so that nigh it was -- it was both the moment and the memory. the moment was we had won something real big that night. and that was a joy of victory. i mean, given -- my father couldn't vote. fought in world war...
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the jobless rate has been about 8% for more than three years. but president obama is getting a well timed bump care of the labor department. bystanders showing more jobs have now been created and lost since the president took office. does this hurt mitt romney's argument? let's ask former republican governor mike huckabee of arkansas. it is wonderful to have you. >> great to be here. lori: what do you think of this jobs revision? it seems to be a nice boost for obama. >> if he is looking for anything, this is the lifeline he has. the fact is, of the jobs that have been created are jobs that are being created at a much lower pay scale than the jobs that people lost. some 30% lower. the fact that people have got a job does not necessarily mean they're better off. the key thing is that median household income is down by more than $3,000. that is the real issue. lori: median incomes, talking about flat line, that is one of the crises of the jobs problem in this country that has been a reported. and let you mention it. tell me what you think the resp
the jobless rate has been about 8% for more than three years. but president obama is getting a well timed bump care of the labor department. bystanders showing more jobs have now been created and lost since the president took office. does this hurt mitt romney's argument? let's ask former republican governor mike huckabee of arkansas. it is wonderful to have you. >> great to be here. lori: what do you think of this jobs revision? it seems to be a nice boost for obama. >> if he is...
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>> greg: i moved back for one year. entertaining. >> dana: in the new ad that president obama is running from the speech at the convention, it was i haven't done as much as i thought i could do. i want to do more. i promise to do more. in the future. their own messaging is saying they are looking at the last four years to base it going forward. you are right. why not try to persuade some of those republican women, or independent women and some of the state states she mentioned and get them to your side rather than marginalize them. >> eric: why single out women? everyone should forget about the last four years. >> andrea: isn't saying forget about the last four years that people don't care a past acknowledgment, you have nothing to tout for the last four years if stephanie cutter saying forget it? concern about obamacare and everything else? every election is determined by married women. they are reliable voters, swing voters. to write them off is fatal. this president has. >> bob: the number of people who will swing th
>> greg: i moved back for one year. entertaining. >> dana: in the new ad that president obama is running from the speech at the convention, it was i haven't done as much as i thought i could do. i want to do more. i promise to do more. in the future. their own messaging is saying they are looking at the last four years to base it going forward. you are right. why not try to persuade some of those republican women, or independent women and some of the state states she mentioned and...